Railway-tie.



PATBN'TED JULY 9, 1907.,

C. S. DEAN. RAILWAY TIE.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNI: 21.1906.

Z SHEETS-SHEET l.

No. 859,439. PATENTED JULY 9,1907.l Y

G. S. DEANL RAILWAY TIEL .20 Thepresentinvention has for its objects th"l ajnetallie railway tie of simple andeompara;

^ "UNITED-STATES PATENT OFFICE. v

o YaUs s. DEAN, OF BUFF rito, New YORK, ASSIGNOR or ONF-HALF To ALBERTD. JAMIESON,

OF BUFFALO,

NEW YORK. f

No.4 s595439.A

i To all? whom may co/nmcrn:

` Be it known that '1, Crans S. DEAN, a subject of the lKing oi GreatBritain, residing at Buffalo, county of` 'Erieyandf Smm of New York,have invented'certain .5' ew another disadvantage incident to the use-ofthe-common wooden tie and also incident tothe use of xnetal ties is'that their construction prohibits tainping of the material under thetio so that hollows exist, permitting the accumulation of water andrendering the road -bed unstable.

Further disadvantages of both wooden and metal ties heretofore used arethe tendency of the ties, especially on curves, to,y it'liiitvlengthwise, thus causing a tendency toward accident and breakages.

` sion of tively' inexpensive construction which willy po greatstrength,` durability .and rigidity, permit tarn lows of theearth yandballast thereunder so that'no will exist and sinking of4 the tiewill-.be prei/e111 provide novel means for preventing en'dwisemov oftheties andalso to brace the ties; to provide novel plateslforininglateral supports extending in d ireetion oQthealengthsef therails'to`provide a broad and lirm l 3 0 hearing and-support for the tiestoprevent sinkingthere-l oi and tolin'snre rigidity andto provideimproved#fastenings ier' 'i iring the rails to the ties andfe tiesto theaforesaidsupports. Y v f y i lThe i4 vention is set l'orth intheiollowingspeeiiica- Figui l is a plan view showing my invention inuse; Fig. V2l is an enlarged section taken transversely of the ties andlongitudinally of thsupporting plates showing 40 th'e'rail and a partofaiastening in lull lines; Fig. il is a cross-section on line 3453 ofFig. 2; Figr 4is a perspective detailof one ofthe supporting plates;Fig. 5, a perspeetive detail'of an end oia tie; Fig. 6,'a perspectivedetailof one of the fastenings; and Fig. 7, a perspective detail oi Voneofthe combined braces and anchors to prevent longitudinal shifting ofthe ties. Ordinary railway rails are shown at l.

Tiesconstructed according to my invention are shown i at 2 and: theyconsists of a single piece of metal rolled i with longitudinal upwardlyextending flanges 3 which are cut outhat 'f1 to forni a seat for therail, said tie being provided with a central longitudinal [lange or web5 which is preferably oi' the same width throughout its length. 'lhisweb 5 gives great strength to the tie and it'also supports the tie whenit is placed en the road-bed Specification o-Lettls Patent. Applicationnea June 21.21905. serial No. 322,724.

claims and. inthe accompanyingdrawings iny Patented. July 9, 1907.

` so that the earth and ballast may be packed under the tie to supportit, thus permitting this ballast or earth to be tainped under the tiefrom both sides thereof and in suring all of the spacebeing filled andno hollows being left ior the accumulation of water. I

My improved supporting plate (i, Whiclncxtelidsflengthwise of the rail,is provided with depending end flanges 7, a depressed seat 8 of a triflemore than th'- width of the tie 2, and a transverse depending boxQ oproper size to snugly receive 'the web 5 of` the tie. i

In th e tie and supporting plates there are iorined'open'- ings l() and1 1 respectively for the receptiomof thrail fastenings, the openings 410being elongated for the'liin'- troduction of the hook-shaped bolts l2which are intro@ duced from above by tilting them'and passing themthrough the openings l0 and thence through openings 11,

but these openings Il() are elongated for the further purpose'ofreceiving the locking lug lli on the Washer'lt, said `lug preventingturning et the washer and'A washer being 'provided with an overhang'ingportiony 15 the ends ofthe ties and as they may approachcr l inpitra-Itively close to each other at their ends, there is provided .a veryrigid trackway structure. i

To prevent any endwise motion or shitting OI the ties, something whichis liable to oeeurnn curves, I provide anchors i7 consisting oi platessunk into the roadfbed and having a [lange 18 which overlaps the ends ofthe ties and is secured thereto by bolts 19. These anchors also bracetheties from each other. l'As many of the anchers may be employed as may befound desirable,but they need not necessarily be used on all` the ties,nor is it necessary that they bridge adjacent ties, as single or toengagethe top o theiail base. A nut i6 screws onto the threaded portionof the hook-shapedvbolt.; The supporting plates 6 afford a broad bearingor base for'v Sil individual anchois may be used at'the endsof any tiewhere desired.

In assembling the trackway structure, the ties faref' first placed vandthe supporting plates mythen be slid in lengthwise in a manner whichwill be apparent froni,

Figs. 4 and 5, after which the ballast and earth may be ta inped and therails'l'astened in POStOIl. The 'hfll 'may then be driven lhome andsecured' to the ties. 1

Having thusdescribed my invention, vwhat I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent', iszl. ln a railway trnckway, the combinationwith supporting:- plates extending lengthwise of tlievralls andhaving.,r transverse channels, ot ties, resting fiat on said platessecuring the railst ties, und supporting plntcstogethej In a railwaytrackway, theA combination with snpporiini.: plates extending vided withn transverse elmnncl, of ties provided with ribs extendinglongitudinally thereof and received ln the channels aforesaid, andfastenings securing the rails, ties, and supporting plates together.

Ji. ln n railway trneliway, ihn combination with metallic vand havingribs received yin said channels. and fastenlngs lengthwise ofthe railsand pro` supporting plates extending lengthwiseV of the railsandprovided with transverse Seats and transverse channels,

` of channel metallic ties having a longitudinal rib on their undersideJ seid rib being received in said channels land* '.I'p'inte ehnnectingthem together und extending downwardly therefrom into the road-bed. f l

6. The combination with e railway tie havingv an elongntedstraight-Sided slot therein, and a. r:ii1,of a boitv extending throughthe tie, n washer on the holt and bearthe 'tie'and'hasa transverse ribunder the channel-or seat ing on the rail, said washer being providedwith a fintsidediugreceived in ane' engaging said slot, and a nut on theboit. l 7. rlvhe combination withwe railway tie having an elon gatedslot, of i hok-shaped boit having a flattened shank extending throughand'enga ging the sidesof saidsiot, said hook engaging the under side ofthe tie, :1 washei-.bearing on the rail, said washer beimg .providedwith ahnt-sided ing which is received in end "engages the slot, and anut on the boit .sind bearing on the` washer. v .l

. In testixiony whereof, I hereunto aihx my signature in presence "oftwo witnesses.- .A CYRUS S.'DEAN.

Witnesses l 4- SARAEYQ Locxwoon, ROIIANDQBQOTH.

